# pronunciar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōnūntiāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [pɾu.nun.siˈa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [pɾo.nun.siˈa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pɾo.nun.siˈaɾ]
* Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧ar

### Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronuncií, past participle pronunciat)
* (transitive) to pronounce
* (transitive) to deliver (a speech)
* (transitive) to say
** 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:No sabia pronunciar paraules severesHe didn't know how to say harsh words
* (pronominal) to pass sentence

#### Derived terms

* pronunciar-se

### Further reading

* “pronunciar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “pronunciar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pronunciar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “pronunciar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronunciei, past participle pronunciado)
* (transitive) to pronounce

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* pronunciación

### Further reading

* “pronunciar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “pronunciar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Interlingua
### Verb

pronunciar
* (transitive) to pronounce

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | pronunciar | pronunciar |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | pronunciante | pronunciate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | pronuncia | ha pronunciate |
| active | past | pronunciava | habeva pronunciate |
| active | future | pronunciara | habera pronunciate |
| active | conditional | pronunciarea | haberea pronunciate |
| active | imperative | pronuncia | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es pronunciate | ha essite pronunciate |
| passive | past | esseva pronunciate | habeva essite pronunciate |
| passive | future | essera pronunciate | habera essite pronunciate |
| passive | conditional | esserea pronunciate | haberea essite pronunciate |
| passive | imperative | sia pronunciate | |

#### Related terms

* pronunciation

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin prōnūntiāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũˈsja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũˈsja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ɾ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũˈsja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ɻ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾu.nũˈsjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾu.nũˈsjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɾu.nũˈsja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧ar

### Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronunciei, past participle pronunciado)
* (transitive) to pronounce
* (reflexive) to express oneself, to speak up, to make one's opinion known

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* pronúncia
* pronunciação
* pronunciado, pronunciada
* pronunciamento
* pronunciar-se
* pronunciável

### Further reading

* “pronunciar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “pronunciar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “pronunciar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “pronunciar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “pronunciar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “pronunciar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin prōnūntiāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /pɾonunˈθjaɾ/ [pɾo.nũn̟ˈθjaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾonunˈsjaɾ/ [pɾo.nũnˈsjaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pro‧nun‧ciar

### Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronuncié, past participle pronunciado)
* (transitive) to pronounce
* (transitive) to deliver a lecture, a speech, etc.
** 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 318:Toda médica o médico que se respeta, no pronuncia diagnóstico alguno sin tener a la vista las aguas del enfermo.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* pronunciable
* pronunciación
* pronunciador, pronunciadora
* pronunciamiento
* pronuncio

### Further reading

* “pronunciar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10